REGION ATTIKI

  Prefecture   ATTIKI

                                                  ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER

   Date of Initial Completion: 2/10/1996                1st Update: 1/12/1997             2nd Update (CHAP.I):  10/12/1999

                                                             Date of Last Update: 9/4/2001

  e_mail: voleco@hotmail.com, eea-gr@yahoo.com

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

ATHENS Postal Code 106 82 Street:  27, SOLOMOU STR. (3rd floor)

Tel. 210-3841264, 210-3802773 Fax 210-3301686, 210-6133019

Contact Persons: SPIROS PSIHAS Tel. 210-8040697, 210-3802773

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1985

Aims

Promoting environmental education / disseminating environmental and human friendly products and services

leading the Greek market into ecological solutions and technologies

Members and Friends

With voting right: 10

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: Monday and Wednesday,  Operating hours: 18.00-22.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Typing documents

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematological and partly chronological

Activities Hall: 20-30 individuals

Performance material: Video tapes, series of slides

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 4 persons.

Administrative board

Psichas Spiros                                                  Administrator

Georgopoulos Alexandros                                  Replacement Administrator / Responsible for Environmental

                                                                       Education

Kalokasis Nikos                                                 Responsible for Educative Issues

II. Activities

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Campaign against nuclear power

From: 1986  To: 1987                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Participation - Organisation of various events following the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Issue-Topic: Campaign against the sitting and operation of an aluminium plant

From: 1985  To: 1997                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of various events - mobilisation -meetings.

Co-ordination of other environmental NGOs.

Issue-Topic: Cleaning Beaches Day

The activity took place in 1995                                   Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Co-ordination of organisations and schools in collaboration with an Italian organisation with the view to clean

Publication of posters and distribution of material to 500 agencies and schools.


General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Books, exhibitions, data banks e.t.c.

The activity took place in 1997                                   Range:  Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Supporting an exhibition regarding birds at the Athens municipality cultural centre  (11/97).

Issue-Topic: Cooperation with other NGOs.

From: 1984  To: 1997                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Provision of support to regional organisation in relation to practical aid, distribution of announcements and charges to

 the press, exchange of information, leaflets.

Issue-Topic: Cooperation with other NGOs.

The activity took place in 1997                                   Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Representation of the network at ASAOS (Supreme Council for Awarding the Ecological Logo).

Issue-Topic: Environmental education

The activity took place in 1997                                   Range:  International

Activities - Results:

Participation in the European Community programme with France and Belgium with the purpose of training

environmental educators on environmental evaluation and action analysis issues and forming an environmental

education network amongst the participants (5/97).

Issue-Topic: Filling environment-related material

From: 1984  To: 1997                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Preservation of 300 files with informational material.

Indexing newspapers and journals published during the last 12 years.

Issue-Topic: Provision of informational material

From: 1993  To: 1997                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Briefing students - pupils- journalists- environmental NGOs in relation to environmental issues.

General Issue: Refuse management

Issue-Topic: Campaign against the throwaway packaging material

From: 1994  To: 1996                                               Range:  National

Activities - Results:

Publication of a material-posters-leaflets and their distribution all over Greece.

Giving press conferences and selective article writing in relation to the same issue.

Co-operation with other environmental NGOs in relation to the same issue.

Organisation of a mobile exhibition regarding disposable packaging.

Issue-Topic: Campaign against the use of disposable packaging  material

The activity took place in 1997                                   Range:  Prefectural

Activities - Results:

The continuation of the last year's campaign is entitled 'garbage-mania should stop' and included a music concert

against the marketing strategy of PEPSI and COCA COLA companies. Award of 'garbage-mania; prizes to two

Publication of a special leaflet regarding the industry sector and its distribution at the Sectoral Packaging Exhibition in

 OLP  (2/97)

Installation of an exhibition with 1000 disposable packaging, recycling and non-recycling material at a school. The

exhibition is free to the public and environmental education classes are provided.


Future Plans

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public

Issue - Topic: Environmental education

The action has been programmed for the year 1998          Range     International

Future Activities:

A Home page will operate for exchanging experiences on environmental education and for taking courses on

environmental education in the frame of their participation in a community programme together with France and Belgium

Issue - Topic: Collaboration with other environmental organizations

The action has been programmed for the year 1998          Range     National

Future Activities:

Participating in the exchanging information attempt of the environmental organizations. Supporting the activities of the

Hellenic Network of environmental organizations

General Issue: Waste management

Issue - Topic: Campaign for one use packages

The action has been programmed for the year 1998          Range     Local

Future Activities:

Placing volunteers in the exhibition at Maraslio and publishing material and handbook about one-use packages for

students and educators respectively. Continuing the campaign by the title “ Garbage mania ending”

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Press- Journalists

Subject: Ecolocical Issues - Environmental Education

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1984-7/1996                                  On a regular basis.                                         Ours                     Perfect

Source of information: Printed Material of Environmental Organizations

Subject: Denunciations

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1984-7/1996                                 On a monthly basis                                        Theirs                      High

Source of information: Environmental Organizations

Subject: Denunciations

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1984-7/1996                                  Whenever needed                                         Theirs                   Moderate

Source of information: Private Individuals

Subject: Denunciations

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1984-7/1996                                      Occasionally                                             Theirs                      Low

Future plans

Creation of a documentation center, better classification of materials, collaboration with universities for educational

 purposes based on existing material.

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: AVGI

Subject: Campaign for renewable packaging/ Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia/ collaboration with Turkish


Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      7/1995-9/1996                    4 times                             Ours                      Perfect

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Campaign for renewable packaging/ recycling/ collaboration with Turkish ecologists

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      7/1995-9/1996                    3 times                             Ours                        High

Title: KATHIMERINI

Subject: Campaign for renewable packaging

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      7/1995-9/1996                      once                               Ours                        High

Title: ADESMEYTOS TIPOS

Subject: Campaign for renewable packaging

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      7/1995-9/1996                      once                               Ours                        High

Title: OIKONOMIKOS TACHIDROMOS

Subject: Campaign for renewable packaging

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      2/1996-9/1996                      once                               Ours                      Perfect

Title: THE ATHENIAN

Subject: List of ecological NGOs

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      4/1995-9/1996                      once                               Ours                        High


Title: EPOCHI

Subject: Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia/ Initiative for wastes/ recycling

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1996-9/1996                    3 times                             Ours                      Perfect

Title: ELEYTHEROS TIPOS

Subject: Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia-Collaboration with the Turkish ecologists

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1996-9/1996                      once                               Ours                     Very Low

Title: ÔÁ ÍÅÁ

Subject: Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia- collaboration with Turkish ecologists

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1996-9/1996                      once                              Theirs                    Very Low

Title: ETHNOS

Subject: Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia- collaboration with Turkish ecologists

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1996-9/1996                      once                               Ours                         Low

Title: ALPHA

Subject: Ecological protection of Vrachonisida-Imia- collaboration with Turkish ecologists

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1996-9/1996                      once                               Ours                        High

Title: AZIMOYTHIO

Subject: Managing of wastes- consumerism

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      7/1996-9/1996                      once                            Common                   Perfect


Title: THESSALONIKI

Subject: Hazardousness of ammonia reserves SING in Thessaloniki

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      2/1985-9/1996                      once                              Theirs                     Perfect

Title: TO RODI

Subject: Publication of posters about one-use products

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      1/1995-9/1996                      once                               Ours                        High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: SKY 100.4 FM

Subject: Complaints from Turkish ecologists/ social position in forest-reforestation/ one-use packaging/ Protection

of Mediterannean beaches

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Radio                 National      5/1995-9/1996                    4 times                          Common                     High

 For what concerns the turkish complaints, they later contradicted themselves, Degree of satisfaction :None

Title: ATHINA 98,4 FM

Subject: one-use packaging/ Protection of the environment

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Radio                 National      5/1995-9/1996                    2 times                          Common                     High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki

Subject: Exchange of information,publications,records,one-use packaging-protection of Mediterranean coasts-store

 house of Ammonia in Thessaloniki

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1984-9/1996                                                         Common                     High

Name: Ecological Movement of Volos

Subject: Exchange of information-assertions

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1986-9/1996                                                           Theirs                       High


Name: International Environmental NGO's Network

Subject: Creating records-programmes in common

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1995-9/1996                                                         Common                     High

Name: Society for the Protection of Nature

Subject: Distributing materials  the one-use packaging campaigns in Greece

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1995-9/1996                                                            Ours                        High

Name: Association of friends of the mountain and sea

Subject: Day of action for Mediterranean- publishing a catalogue of NGO's-wastes

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1994-9/1996                                                         Common                     High

Name: Seven-member Secretariat of Pan-Hellenic Environmental NGO's Network

Subject: "Day of the Earth" events- providing offices for use by the Secretariat

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

                                          4/1996-9/1996                                                            Ours                        High

Name: A Seed (Holland)

Subject: Campaign for the climate-programmes in common for health,women,environment

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1995-9/1996                                                           Theirs                       High

Name: Akdeniz (Turkey)

Subject: Exchange of information

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1990-9/1996                                                         Common                     High

Name: Lega per Lambiente (Italy)

Subject: Day of Action for the Mediterranean

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1995-9/1996                                                           Theirs                       High

Name: Evonymos Ecological Library

Subject: Exchange of material-records

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1995-9/1996                                                         Common                     High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Panteion University

Subject: Research for the NGO's about environment in Greece /filling the material about environment in

collaboration with the students


Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1996-9/1996                                                                                                  Common                      High

Name: Department of Primary school, University of Athens

Subject: Filling the material about environment in collaboration with the students

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1996-9/1996                                                                                                     Ours

Name: General secretariat for New Generation-Department of Ecology

Subject: Information exchange-record-participation in conferences, mobil exhibition of packing

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1994-9/1996                                                                                                     Ours                         Low

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO